Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Hepp, Stefan W., Private Capital: The Complete Guide to Private Markets Investing. (The Wiley Finance Series) 576 pp. 2024 (Wiley, US) <712-204>
ISBN 978-1-394-21769-4 hard ¥14,586.- (税込) US$ 65.00 *

In Private Capital: The Complete Guide to Private Markets Investing, renowned private markets investor and expert Dr. Stefan W. Hepp delivers an insightful and comprehensive exploration of the history, nature, and influence of private market investing. The author offers a robust examination of the key practical and conceptual issues faced by investors as they move forward into the future. In the book, you'll find fulsome discussions of the rise of private market investment following the conclusion of World War II, as well as why the limited partnership became the dominant investment vehicle for private equity. You'll also discover the importance of the convergence of technology, government, academia, and venture capital that came to define what we now know as Silicon Valley. The book includes: Explanations of the emergence of buyout firms, as well as why and how buyouts differ from other forms of mergers and acquisitionsExaminations of the explosive growth of private equity and other private asset classes since the turn of the millenniumDiscussions of the issues set to dominate the future of private markets, including ESG investing, value creation, unicorns, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and more A must-read book for regulators, investors, asset managers, entrepreneurs, founders, and other businesspeople, Private Capital will earn a place on the bookshelves of anyone with a stake or interest in private equity and other private asset classes.

ドルのヘゲモニー－過去、現在、未来
Palley, Thomas / Perez Caldentey, Esteban et al. (eds.), Dollar Hegemony: Past, Present, and Future. 168 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <712-218>
ISBN 978-1-03-532092-9 hard ¥23,056.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *

Dollar hegemony is a defining structural feature of the modern international financial order, and it confers significant economic and political privileges on the US. This book explores the political economic foundations of and prospects for dollar hegemony.The dollar's hegemony rests on the economic, military, and international political power of the US. There have been two eras of dollar hegemony which were characterized by different models. Dollar hegemony 1.0 corresponded to the Bretton Woods era (1946-1971). Dollar hegemony 2.0 corresponds to the Neoliberal era (1980-Today). The deep foundation of both models is US power, but the two models have different economic operating systems. The articles in this book explore this and consider two further questions: what is the future of dollar hegemony? And: is there a better way of organizing the world monetary order? There has been considerable speculation of a drift to currency multipolarity but, so far, there is little evidence of that. The Chinese renminbi might join or displace the dollar as the world's hegemonic currency, but that will require China making significant changes to its financial markets and monetary policy. Dollar hegemony imposes significant costs on developing and emerging market economies, but the international political economy of systemic reform is fraught, making reform unlikely.Economists, researchers, policymakers, and students will find this volume an enlightening look at an important subject.

資本主義の歴史における社会政策－貧困、労働、社会への視点
Bugra, Ayse, Social Policy in Capitalist History: Perspectives on Poverty, Work and Society. 225 pp. 2024:2 (E. Elgar, UK) <712-252>
ISBN 978-1-80220-949-5 hard ¥25,938.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *

This invigorating book approaches social policy as a response to socioeconomic tensions and conflicts brought about by capitalist development, exploring how such policy reflects and shapes the world of work and socioeconomic life. Ayse Bugra presents a historical overview of the ideas and politics of social policy in a discussion framed around the interrelated questions of poverty, work and inequality. Tracing the origins of modern social policy back from the early capitalist societies of Europe to the present era of global neoliberal capitalism, Bugra explores the debates on social assistance, labour market regulation and social risk protection in different phases of capitalist history. Chapters discuss liberal, conservative and socialist imaginations of society and conceptualisations of social justice, highlighting the complexity of the conflicts and alliances shaping the politics of social policy. The book ultimately draws attention to the contemporary relevance of the history of social policy and politics for the current state of global politics, marked by the rise of authoritarian populist trends. Bringing a unique perspective to critical scholarship on capitalism, Social Policy in Capitalist History will prove indispensable to academics and postgraduate students of economic history and sociology, social policy, industrial and employment relations and political economy.

Baumert, Thomas / Cabrillo, Francisco (eds.), On Music, Money and Markets: Comparing the Finances of Great Composers. 278 pp. 2023:12 (Springer, GW) <712-283>
ISBN 978-3-031-43225-5 hard ¥38,892.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Did you know that Bach invested in mines? That Rossini improved his income by running casinos in the opera houses which on weekends performed his operas? Or that Puccini composed shorter arias to make them fit the length of gramophone disks as they reported him huge revenues? Or who was, in financial terms, the most successful classical composer in history? This book -the first of its kind- studies and compares the finances of twenty classical composers in their historical and economical context. Each chapter details and quantifies the sources of income of these musicians (wages, royalties, subsidies, percentages over the number of performances, arrangements, investments in the musical sector, etc), thus allowing to estimate the income they obtained due to their artistic - primarily compositional, but also related- activities. In addition, it also estimates the composer's expenditures, thus drawing a relatively complete image of their personal finances. This not only allows to conclude to create a ranking of composers according to their economic success, but -more importantly- for the first time gives an accurate image of the financial situation of a broad set of composers. This allows to correct many false believes while also giving new insights on the relation between economics and music history.

Kumar, Ashish, Beyond Borders: Indo-Sasanian Trade and Its Central Indian Connections (Circa CE 300 - 700). (Palgrave Studies in Ancient Economies) 245 pp. 2023:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <712-286>
ISBN 978-3-031-43592-8 hard ¥31,599.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book examines the economic history of ancient South Asia by situating the Malwa region of Central India within Afro-Eurasian trade networks to illuminate the role of traders in the political, religious and economic processes connected with the Indo-Sasanian trade in the period of five centuries, circa CE 300-700.The book challenges the long-held centrality of the Roman factor in the South Asian economy by locating the Indo-Sasanian interactions in long distance economic networks with trade as a central feature. It considers the role and influence of traders as an understudied group affecting the contribution of the Indian economy to the world system. Amidst rapidly changing political landscapes, traders of Indian and Sasanian origins are studied as conscious political beings, who formed ties with varieties of polities and religious communities to secure their commercial interests. In addition, their commercial interactions with their Sogdian (Central Asia) and Aksumite (East Africa) counterparts are analyzed. The book also considers the nature of trade routes and the specific connections between mercantile and religious networks, including patterns of construction of religious shrines and temples along trade routes. Integrating epigraphic, numismatic, literary and archaeological evidence, this book moves away from a marginal treatment of the Indo-Sasanian trade in Indian history, and demonstrates how regional economic history must address a plurality of causes, actors, and processes in its assessment of the regional economy. The book will be of interest to students and academics of Indian economic history, as well as the ancient economies of South Asia more broadly.

信用とインドの経済開発　1920～60年
Nath, Maanik, Capital Shortage: Credit and Indian Economic Development, 1920-1960. (Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series) 250 pp. 2023:8 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <712-287>
ISBN 978-1-00-935907-8 hard ¥24,497.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *

The great majority of the population in colonial and postcolonial India lived in the countryside and were poor. Many were unable to find gainful work outside agriculture and remained dependent on a livelihood that provided only subsistence, and a precarious one. Seeking the roots of persistent poverty, Maanik Nath finds that the pervasive high cost and shortage of capital affected the peasant's ability to invest in land. The productivity of land, as a result, remained small and changed little. Bridging economic theory and historical evidence, Capital Shortage shows that climate, law, policy design, and interactions between these factors, perpetuated a stubborn cycle of low investment and widespread deprivation over several decades. These findings can be tested against credit and development in preceding and succeeding periods as well as positioned in comparative global context.

Schwarz, Brigide, Careers and Opportunities at the Roman Curia, 1300-1500: A Socio-Economic History of Papal Administration. Ed. by W. Mueller. (Europa Sacra 29) 310 pp. 2024:2 (Brepols, BE) <712-289>
ISBN 978-2-503-59538-2 hard ¥23,094.- (税込) EUR 95.00